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Thistle Cove Farm

A Dog’s Purpose

Recently I read A Dog’s Purpose by Karen McNeil and thought you’d enjoy it as well. If you don’t please, don’t tell me; I’d still prefer to think the best of you. -smile- “Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The

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Hope and a Butterfuly Bush

In March, we transplanted one butterfly bush that turned into two, one beautiful blue hydrangea, a knock-out rose bush – not to mention a trunk full of thinned out gifts from my aunt: yellow, white, purple, yellow with purple irises, yellow evening primroses, some little red/pink ground cover, bergamot and

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Vision – Get One!

Proverbs 29:18, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Vision gives people purpose. A purpose to move forward. A purpose to act. A purpose to unify. Vision: Do you have one? There must be personal vision as well as corporate vision. An individual needs a personal vision of what

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Grafted In

“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him,

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The Quiet Insanity of 3 A.M.

Someone once said if all the women in the world who were awake at 3 a.m. got together, they could rule the world. Do you think there’s verity in that comment? I do, but then I wonder, what if all those women weren’t Christians? Then I’m reminded of a man

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Blessings Outside In

A stomach bug has been creeping around our house. The blessings, in their usual places, don’t comfort me. The yard cardinals, my growing-tall zinnias, my burning bushes, the squirrels on the sidewalk to my office – even the hammock under the tree. 472. Some days, like stomach bug days, the

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Sunday Afternoon Tea

On the way home last week… while driving country roads, I heard a wonderful sermon by Chuck Swindoll where he was talking about angels and singing and Christmas and living in a fallen world. No, really… all in the same sermon! He mentioned a study that found most of the

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Maryleigh

A Roots Inheritance

Fluffy baby chicks. Not just for holding. For snuggling against cheeks. Fluffy baby chicks symbolize God’s amazing provision, at least in my family history. Those baby chicks symbolized inheritance, stored up through a faith and hope kind of living – a way of living whose roots stretch down to me,

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Grace to See Me Through

By Amy Layne Litzelman – So many people I know and care for are going through very trying times – physically, financially, emotionally, and spiritually. Everything in our families, marriages, relationships, health, and work that can be stretched, tested, and tried seems to be getting the full force in recent

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Faith & Relationships
Heidi McLaughlin

Unleashing the Kiss Method

By Heidi McLaughlin – My husband is the pastor to the 55 and older generation in our local church. Every year there is a celebration for those who have been married 50, 60 or 70 years. I listen intently to the stories of “how their marriages stayed together for all

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Tearing Away the Layers

By Lori Kempton – Have you ever had to remove wallpaper? We just moved into a new home with wallpaper everywhere! I hear that it’s coming back into style. With my luck, once I get it all off, it will be popular again. I have stripped walls for days and

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Caregiving
Sherri Snelling

Can Caregiving Make You Happy?

By Sherri Snelling – Whether your musical tastes run to the 70s TV show with the Partridge family singing their theme song, C’mon Get Happy or the 1950s song that inspired it, Get Happy made famous by Judy Garland, the message is that happiness is in our hands – not

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Caregiving
LivingSenior

Senior Housing: Finding the Right Nursing Home

Submitted by LivingSenior – Being a full-time caregiver for a family member is stressful. There are an overwhelming amount of appointments, prescription management issues and ongoing issues of scheduling. From time to time it becomes clear that in home or family care giving is not enough. The struggle to find

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Sandy Abell

Five Steps to Increasing Your Personal Power

By Sandra Abell, MS, LPC, ACC – When I was young, a woman’s job – at work and at home – was more about being a helper than making decisions and wielding power. Although support person, help mate, mother and friend are important roles, they can become unhealthy if you

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Carolyn Henderson

Reality TV Shows: Your Real Life Is So Much Better

I’m sure that you’re all very nice people, but please don’t be offended if I say that I’m not interested in watching your lives on a reality show. You certainly don’t want to see mine. Like now — I’m sitting in front of the keyboard, typing. I’ll do this for

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Mercy Is The Missing Piece

By Olga Hermans – I don’t think I am wrong when I say that most of us desire to receive more from the Lord than we have in the past. Maybe you are thinking that because you have made so many mistakes and you have done so many wrong things

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The Fruitful Soil

By Lynn Mosher – “I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.” (John 15:1 KJV) It’s that time of year when many brave souls have planted seeds in their gardens and are now weeding. Me? I’m probably still thinking about planting! Merely seeds of thought! Jesus planted

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Power From The Rock

By Amy Layne Litzelman – Excerpt from This Beloved Road: A Journey of Revelation and Worship “In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides.]” Ephesians 6:10 (AMP) On a trip to the

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